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Based on the Books service being discontinued

Mid-Continent Public Library announced that this service will no longer be provided after October 2, 2023. If you are from another library and wish to explore providing this service, please contact Library Systems Manager Nathan Wittmaier at nwittmaier@mymcpl.org.
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Book Movie
L.A. Confidential / Ellroy, James L.A. Confidential (1997)
La Bête Humaine / Zola, Émile Human Desire (1954)
La Chienne / De La Fouchardière, Georges Scarlett Street (1945)
La Douceur Assassine / Dorner, Francoise Last Love (2013)
La Position Du Tireur Couché / Jean-Patrick, Manchette Gunman, The (2015)
La Sanfelice / Dumas, Alexandre Emma Hamilton (1968)
Labor Day / Maynard, Joyce Labor Day (2013)
LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal / Sullivan, Randall City of Lies (2019)
Lad: A Dog / Terhune, Albert Payson Lad: A Dog (1962)
Laddie: A True Blue Story / Stratton-Porter, Gene Laddie (1940)
Lady and the Panda, The / Harkness, Ruth China: The Panda Adventure (2001)
Lady Chatterley's Lover / Lawrence, D. H. Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
Lady in Cement, The / Albert, Marvin Lady in Cement (1968)
Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, The / Japrisot, Sébastien Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, The (1970)
Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story / Shyamalan, M. Night Lady in the Water (2006)
Lady Windermere's Fan (play) / Wilde, Oscar Good Woman, A (2004)
Lamb / Nadzam, Bonnie Lamb (2015)
Lamp, The / Stovall, Jim Lamp, The (2011)
Land Girls, The / Huth, Angela Land Girls, The (1998)
Land of Steady Habits, The / Thompson, Ted Land of Steady Habits, The (2018)
Land That Time Forgot, The / Burroughs, Edgar Rice Land That Time Forgot, The (1975)
Landslide / Bagley, Desmond Landslide (1992)
Lassie Come Home / Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home (1943)
Last Angry Man, The / Green, Gerald Last Angry Man, The (1959)
Last Detail, The / Ponicsan, Darryl Last Detail, The (1973)
Last Exit to Brooklyn / Selby, Jr., Hubert Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Last Flag Flying / Ponicsan, Darryl Last Flag Flying (2017)
Last Frontier / Roberts, Richard Emery Last Frontier, The (1955)
Last Frontier, The / MacLean, Alistair Secret Ways, The (1961)
Last Frontier, The / Fast, Howard Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Last Good Time, The / Bausch, Richard Last Good Time, The (1994)
Last Hunt, The / Lott, Milton Last Hunt, The (1956)
Last Kids on Earth, The (series) / Brallier, Max Last Kids on Earth, The (series) (2019)
Last King of Scotland, The / Foden, Giles Last King of Scotland (2006)
Last Kingdon, The (series) / Cornwell, Bernard Last Kingdon, The (series) (2015)
Last Legion, The / Manfredi, Valerio Last Legion, The (2007)
Last Mountain / Fleet, Robert Last Mountain (2005)
Last of the Duanes / Grey, Zane Last of the Duanes (1941)
Last of the High Kings, The / MacAnna, Ferdia Last of the High Kings, The (1996)
Last of the Mohicans, The / Cooper, James Fenimore Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Last Orders / Swift, Graham Last Orders (2001)
Last Picture Show, The / McMurtry, Larry Last Picture Show, The (1971)
Last Rampage: The Escape of Gary Tison / Clarke, James W. Last Rampage: The Escape of Gary Tison (2017)
Last Ride, The / Eidson, Thomas Missing, The (2003)
Last September, The / Bowen, Elizabeth Last September, The (1999)
Last Ship, The / Brinkley, William Last Ship, The (series) (2014)
Last Sin Eater, The / Rivers, Francine Last Sin Eater, The (2007)
Last Song, The / Sparks, Nicholas Last Song, The (2010)
Last Stand at Papago Wells / L'Amour, Louis Apache Territory (1958)
Last Summer / Hunter, Evan Last Summer (1969)
Last Sunset, The / Rigsby, Howard Last Sunset, The (1961)
Last Temptation of Christ / Kazantzakis, Nikos Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Last Thing He Wanted, The / Didion, Joan Last Thing He Wanted, The (2020)
Last Tycoon, The / Fitzgerald, F. Scott Last Tycoon, The (series) (2016)
Last Tycoon, The / Fitzgerald, F. Scott Last Tycoon, The (1976)
Last Unicorn, The / Beagle, Peter S. Last Unicorn, The (2004)
Last Valley, The / Pick, J.B. Last Valley, The (1971)
Last Voyage of the Albatross, The / Gieg, Charles F. White Squall (1996)
Late George Apley, The: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir / Marquand, John P. Late George Apley, The (1947)
Laughing Anne & One Day More / Conrad, Joseph Laughing Anne (1953)
Laughing Policeman, The / Wahlöö, Per Laughing Policeman, The (1973)
Laura / Caspary, Vera Laura (1944)
Law Man / Leighton, Lee Star in the Dust (1956)
Lawnmower Man, The (short story) / King, Stephen Lawnmower Man, The (1992)
Laws of Attraction (story) / Friendly, David T. Laws of Attraction (2004)
Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling / Ramer, Beth Lay the Favorite (2012)
Le Lion / Kessel, Joseph Lion, The (1962)
Le Petite Prince / De Saint-Exupéry, Antoine Little Prince, The (1974)
Le Petite Prince / De Saint-Exupéry, Antoine Little Prince, The (2015)
Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, The / Joyce, William Epic (2013)
Lean on Pete: A Novel / Vlautin, Willy Lean on Pete (2017)
Learning Tree, The / Parks, Gordon Learning Tree, The (1969)
Leatherstocking Tales, The (series) / Cooper, James Fenimore Iroquois Trail, The (1950)
Leave Her to Heaven / Williams , Ben Ames Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Leaving Cheyenne / McMurtry, Larry Lovin' Molly (1974)
Leaving Las Vegas / O'Brien, John Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Left Behind (series) / LaHaye, Tim F. Left Behind (2001)
Left Behind (series) / LaHaye, Tim F. Left Behind (2014)
Left Hand of God, The / Barrett, William E. Left Hand of God, The (1955)
Leftovers, The / Perrotta, Tom Leftovers, The (series) (2014)
Legacy / Bonner, Charles Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Legally Blonde / Brown, Amanda Legally Blonde (2001)
Legend of Bagger Vance, The: Golf and the Game of Life / Pressfield, Steven Legend of Bagger Vance, The (2000)
Legend of Sleeping Hollow, The (short story) / Irving, Washington Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Legend of Sleeping Hollow, The (short story) / Irving, Washington Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (short story) / Irving, Washington Sleepy Hollow (series) (2013)
Legends / Littell, Robert Legends (series) (2014)
Legion / Blatty, William Peter Legion (2016)
Legion / Blatty, William Peter Exorcist III, The (1990)
Lemonade Mouth / Hughes, Mark Peter Lemonade Mouth (2011)
Lenny: A Play, Based on the Life and Words of Lenny Bruce (play) / Barry, Julian Lenny (1974)
Les Cavaliers / Kessel, Joseph Horsemen, The (1971)
Les Misérables / Hugo, Victor Les Misérables (1952)
Les Misérables / Hugo, Victor Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables / Hugo, Victor Les Misérables (1998)
Les Misérables / Hugo, Victor Les Misérables (series) (2018)
Less Than Zero / Ellis, Bret Easton Less Than Zero (1987)
Let It Go: A True Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness / Williams, Chris Just Let Go (2015)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph / Motley, Willard Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Let the Right One In / Lindqvist, John Ajvide Let Me In (2010)
Let's Kill Uncle / O'Grady, Rohan Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
Letter from an Unknown Woman / Zweig, Stefan Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Letter, The / Maugham, W. Somerset Letter, The (1940)
Leviathan Wakes (series) / Corey, James S. A. Expanse, The (series) (2015)
Liaisons Dangereuses, Les / De Laclos, Choderlos Cruel Intentions (1999)
Liaisons Dangereuses, Les / De Laclos, Choderlos Dangerous Liasons (1988)
Liberation of Lord Byron Jones, The / Ford, Jesse Hill Liberation of L.B. Jones, The (1970)
Lie, The / Fontainne, Ashley Foreseen (2019)
Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The / Lewis, Roger Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004)
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The / Weldon, Fay She-Devil (1989)
Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Esq. / Sterne, Laurence Cock and Bull Story, A (2005)
Life and Times of Cleopatra, The / Franzero, Carlo Maria Cleopatra (1963)
Life at These Speeds / Jackson, Jeremy 1 Mile to You (2017)
Life Before Her Eyes, The / Kasischke, Laura Life Before Her Eyes, The (2007)
Life of Lucy Gallant, The / Cousins, Margaret Lucy Gallant (1955)
Life of Pi / Martel, Yann Life of Pi (2012)
Life with Father / Day, Clarence Life with Father (1947)
Life with Mother Superior / Trahey, Jane Trouble withe Angels, The (1966)
Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing / Kondō, Marie Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (series) (2019)
Light as a Feather (series) / Aarsen, Zoe LIght as a Feather (series) (2018)
Light Between Oceans, The / Stedman, M.L. Light Between Oceans, The (2016)
Light in the Piazza, The / Spencer, Elizabeth Light in the Piazza (1962)
Light of Day, The / Ambler, Eric Topkapi (1964)
Light of the Western Stars, The / Grey, Zane Light of the Western Stars, The (1940)
Light That Failed, The / Kipling, Rudyard Light That Failed, The (1939)
Lighthouse at the End of the World, The / Verne, Jules Light at the Edge of the World, The (1971)
Lightning Thief, The (series) / Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Lights Out / Kendrick, Baynard Bright Victory (1951)
Like a Fire is Burning / Lund, Gerald N. Work and the Glory: American Zion (2005)
Like Water for Chocolate / Esquivel, Laura Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Lilies of the Field, The / Barrett, William E. Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilith / Salamanca, J.R. Lilith (1964)
Lincoln Conspiracy, The / Balsiger, David Lincoln Conspiracy, The (1977)
Lincoln Lawyer, The / Connelly, Michael Lincoln Lawyer, The (2011)
Lion in Winter, The (play) / Goldman, James Lion in Winter, The (1968)
Lion is in the Streets, A / Langley, Adria Locke Lion is in the Streets, A (1953)
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (series) / Lewis, C. S. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Lions At The Kill, The / Catto, Max Seven Thieves (1960)
Lisa and Lottie / Kästner, Erich Parent Trap, The (1998)
Lisa and Lottie / Kästner, Erich Parent Trap, The (1961)
List of Adrian Messenger, The / MacDonald, Philip List of Adrian Messenger, The (1963)
Little Big Man / Berger, Thomas Little Big Man (1970)
Little Brothers of St. Mortimer / Ryan, John F. White River Kid, The (1999)
Little Children / Perrotta, Tom Little Children (2006)
Little Drummer Girl, The / Le Carré, John Little Drummer Girl, The (series) (2018)
Little Drummer Girl, The / Le Carré, John Little Drummer Girl, The (1984)
Little Fires Everywhere / Ng, Celeste Little Fires Everywhere (series) (2020)
Little House in the Big Woods (series) / Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie (series) (1974)
Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys / Alcott, Lousia May Little Men (1997)
Little Mermaid, The / Andersen, Hans Christian Little Mermaid (2016)
Little Miss Marker / Runyon, Damon Little Miss Marker (1980)
Little Orvie / Tarkington, Booth Little Orvie (1940)
Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage / Benedict, Jeff Little Pink House (2017)
Little Princess, A / Burnett, Frances Little Princess, A (1995)
Little Princess, A / Burnett, Frances Little Princess, The (1939)
Little Savage, The / Marryat, Frederick Little Savage, The (1959)
Little Sister, The / Chandler, Raymond Marlowe (1969)
Little Vampire, The (series) / Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela Little Vampire, The (2000)
Little Women / Alcott, Lousia May Little Women (1949)
Little Women / Alcott, Lousia May Little Women (series) (2018)
Little Women / Alcott, Louisa May Little Women (2019)
Little Women / Alcott, Louisa May Little Women (2018)
Little Women / Alcott, Lousia May Little Women (1994)
Live By Night / Lehane, Dennis Live By Night (2017)
Living Daylights, The (short story) / Fleming, Ian Living Daylights, The (1987)
Lizzie / Jackson, Shirley Lizzie (1957)
Locke & Key (graphic novel) / Hill, Joe Locke & Key (series) (2020)
Lodger, The / Lowndes, Marie Belloc Man in the Attic (1953)
Lodger, The / Lowndes, Marie Belloc Lodger, The (1944)
Lodger, The / Lowndes, Marie Belloc Lodger, The (2009)
Logan's Run / Nolan, William F. Logan's Run (1976)
Lolita / Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Lolita (1997)
Lolita / Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Lolita (1962)
Lolly-Madonna War, The / Grafton, Sue Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
London Boulevard / Bruen, Ken London Boulevard (2010)
London Fields / Amis, Martin London Fields (2018)
Lone Cowboy / James, Will Shoot Out (1971)
Lone Star Ranger, The / Grey, Zane Lone Star Ranger (1942)
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 / Lutrell, Marcus Lone Survivor (2014)
Lone Wolf / Vance, Louis Joseph One Dangerous Night (1943)
Lone Wolf / Vance, Louis Joseph Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
Lonely Guy's Book of Life, The / Friedman, Bruce Jay Lonely Guy, The (1984)
Lonely Lady, The / Robbins, Harold Lonely Lady, The (1983)
Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The / Moore, Brian Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The (1987)
Long Goodbye, The / Chandler, Raymond Long Goodbye, The (1973)
Long March to Freedom: Tom Hargrove's Own Story of His Kidnapping by Colombian Narco-Guerillas / Hargrove, Thomas Proof of Life (2000)
Long Midnight of Barney Thomson, The / Lindsay, Douglas Barney Thomson (2015)
Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult, The / Faith, Karlene Charlie Says (2019)
Long Wait, The / Spillane, Mickey Long Wait, The (1954)
Long Way Down, A / Hornby, Nick Long Way Down, A (2014)
Long Way Home, A / Brierley, Saroo Lion (2016)
Long, Long Trailer, The / Twiss, Clinton Long, Long Trailer, The (1953)
Longest Ride, The / Sparks, Nicholas Longest Ride, The (2015)
Looking for Alaska / Green, John Looking for Alaska (series) (2019)
Looking for Alibrandi / Marchetta, Melina Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar / Rossner, Judith Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Looking for Trouble / Cowles, Virginia Spencer Ladies Courageous (1944)
Loop, The / Coomer, Joe Loop, The (2010)
Loop, The / Coomer, Joe Bird of the Air, A (2011)
Lorax, The / Seuss, Dr. The Lorax (2012)
Lord Jim / Conrad, Joseph Lord Jim (1965)
Lord Love a Duck / Hine, Al Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Lord of the Flies / Golding, William Society, The (series) (2019)
Lord of the Flies / Golding, William Lord of the Flies (1990)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (series) / Tolkien, J. R. R. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (series) / Tolkien, J. R. R. Lord of the Rings, The (1978)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (series) / Tolkien, J. R. R. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (series) / Tolkien, J. R. R. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Lords of Discipline / Conroy, Pat Lords of Discipline (1983)
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter / Lynn, Loretta Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Lorna Doone / Blackmore, R.D. Lorna Doone (1951)
Losers, The / Diggle, Andy Losers, The (2010)
Losing Isaiah / Margolis, Seth J. Losing Isaiah (1995)
Lost Child of Philomena Lee, The / Sixsmith, Martin Philomena (2013)
Lost City of Z, The: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon / Grann, David Lost City of Z, The (2017)
Lost Horizon / Hilton, James Lost Horizon (1973)
Lost Moon / Lovell, Jim Apollo 13 (1995)
Lost Ones / Cameron, Ian Island at the Top of the World, The (1974)
Lost Weekend, The / Jackson, Charles R. Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Lost World / Crichton, Michael Lost World (1997)
Lost World, The / Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Lost World, The (1960)
Lost World, The / Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Lost World, The (1998)
Loudest Voice in the Room, The: How Roger Ailes and Fox News Remade American Politics / Sherman, Gabriel Loudest Voice, The (series) (2019)
Love and Death on Long Island / Adair, Gilbert Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
Love and Other Drugs / Reidy, Jamie Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Love and Other Natural Disasters / Hannay, Allen Tiger's Tale, A (1987)
Love Insurance / Biggers, Earl Derr One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Love Letter, The / Schine, Cathleen Love Letter, The (1999)
Love Machine, The / Susann, Jacqueline Love Machine, The (1971)
Love Story / Segal, Erich Love Story (1970)
Love's Lovely Counterfeit / Cain, James M. Slightly Scarlet (1956)
Loved One, The / Waugh, Evelyn Loved One, The (1965)
Lovely Bones, The / Sebold, Alice Lovely Bones, The (2009)
Loverboy / Redel, Victoria Loverboy (2005)
Lovers and Other Strangers (play) / Bologna, Joseph Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
Lovers Must Learn / Fineman, Irving Rome Adventure (1962)
Lucifer Effect, The: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil / Zimbardo, Philip Stanford Prison Experiment, The (2015)
Luck of Barry Lyndon, The / Thackeray, William Makepeace Barry Lyndon (1975)
Luck of Ginger Coffey, The / Moore, Brian Luck of Ginger Coffey, The (1964)
Lucky One, The / Sparks, Nicholas Lucky One, The (2012)
Lucky Stiff, The / Rice, Craig Lucky Stiff, The (1949)
Lunatic, The / Winkler, Anthony C. Lunatic, The (1991)
Lurking Fear, The (short story) / Lovecraft, H. P. Lurking Fear (1994)
Lurking Man, The / Rommel, Keith Lurking Man, The (2017)
Lust for Life / Stone, Irving Lust for Life (1956)
Lydia Bailey / Roberts, Kenneth Lewis Lydia Bailey (1952)
Lysistrata (play) / Aristophanes Chi-Raq (2015)